Kingdom of the Gepids: Map & History
The Gepids were an East Germanic tribe who lived in the area of modern Romania, Hungary, and Serbia, roughly between the Tisza, Sava, and Carpathian Mountains.
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The Gepids were an East Germanic tribe who lived in the area of modern Romania, Hungary, and Serbia, roughly between the Tisza, Sava, and Carpathian Mountains. They were said to share the religion and language of the Goths and Vandals.
Modern Countries Once Part of Kingdom of the Gepids
At its mapped extent, Kingdom of the Gepids covered territory in 3 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Kingdom of the Gepids's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Kingdom of the Gepids in Depth
History
Should you ask how the [Goths] and Gepidae are kinsmen, I can tell you in a few words. You surely remember that in the beginning I said the Goths went forth from the bosom of the island of Scandza with Berig, their king, sailing in only three ships toward the hither shore of Ocean, namely to Gothiscandza. One of these three ships proved to be slower than the others, as is usually the case, and thus is said to have given the tribe their name, for in their language gepanta means slow. Hence it came to pass that gradually and by corruption the name Gepidae was coined for them by way of reproach. For undoubtedly they too trace their origin from the stock of the Goths, but because, as I have said, gepanta means something slow and stolid, the word Gepidae arose as a gratuitous name of reproach.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Gepids (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kingdom of the Gepids Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 151,898 km² in 528 CE.
Kingdom of the Gepids: Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Kingdom of the Gepids exist?
The Kingdom of the Gepids is dated to 510 CE – 566 CE, in the Early Middle Ages era.
What was the capital of the Kingdom of the Gepids?
The capital of the Kingdom of the Gepids was Sirmium.
How large was the Kingdom of the Gepids at its peak?
At its peak in 528 AD the Kingdom of the Gepids covered about 151,898 km².